I ran into this once. I decided that I knew well enough what I was worth so when they asked what salary I was looking for, I gave a number. They said, "oh that

I ran into this once. I decided that I knew well enough what I was worth so when they asked what salary I was looking for, I gave a number. They said, "oh that's outside the band for this position" so I replied, "that's unfortunate" and asked what we can do about it. There was a quick back and forth ("would you be willing to come down?" etc.), then I forget whether I suggested it or she did but I found out there was a more senior title with a higher salary band. So that's how we solved the issue: after confirming with a VP, I got a fancier title and the salary I wanted, they got me in the right bucket on their comp grid. The point is that you shouldn't walk away nor should you budge just because they say "that's outside the salary band. Maybe they're looking at the wrong band.